School of Nursing
Postdoctoral Fellow
(Ref. 240430009)
[Appointment period: twelve months initially, with possibility of further appointment]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the project of “Area of Excellence (AoE) – Palliative care in cancer trajectory and survivorship”. He/She will be required to:
(a) assist in research and develop cancer-related projects for different patient groups;
(b) carry out data analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of different interventions and its cost-effectiveness;
(c) conduct literature search;
(d) design novel and efficient learning framework tailored for a specific application;
(e) write papers and proposals; and
(f) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader or his/her delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have a doctoral degree in Nursing, Psychology, Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health or other related disciplines or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application;
(b) have experience in writing research papers and proposals;
(c) have a good understanding in both quantitative and qualitative research skills;
(d) have knowledge of conducting data analysis by using SPSS, R, STATA or SAS;
(e) have good academic writing skills in English with publications in refereed journals;
(f) have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese, with fluency in Cantonese;
(g) have good interpersonal and communication skills; and
(h) be responsible and able to work independently.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Janelle Yorke or Dr K. Y. Ho via email at janelle.yorke@polyu.edu.hk or kyeva.ho@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 14 May 2024 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 30 April 2024